SYSTEM FOR LOCATING VEHICLES IN PARKING LOTS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090284396A1
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bibi Khan, Mohamed Rafeek
• Original Assignee: Bibi Khan, Mohamed Rafeek
• Inventors: Khan, Bibi, Rafeek, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US12/121,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20090284396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/991
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/046 Displays or indicators
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas

Abstract

A system and a method for locating a vehicle are disclosed. The system includes a vehicle unit and a handheld unit. The vehicle unit is disposed in the vehicle. The vehicle unit is configured to generate a location signal representative of a location of the vehicle on receiving of an activation signal. The handheld unit includes a transceiver, a switch and a display unit. The transceiver is capable of communicating with the vehicle unit. The switch is configured to activate the transceiver to transmit the activation signal to the vehicle unit. The display unit is functionally coupled to the transceiver and is configured to display a direction of the vehicle relative to the handheld unit based on the location signal. The location signal is received from the vehicle unit by the transceiver.

Claims

1. A system for locating a vehicle, the system comprising:

a vehicle unit disposed in the vehicle, the vehicle unit configured to generate a location signal representative of a location of the vehicle on receiving of an activation signal; and

a handheld unit comprising,

a transceiver capable of communicating with the vehicle unit,

a switch configured to activate the transceiver to transmit the activation signal to the vehicle unit, and

a display unit functionally coupled to the transceiver, the display unit configured to display a direction of the vehicle relative to the handheld unit based on the location signal, wherein the location signal is received from the vehicle unit by the transceiver.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a direction indicator for displaying the direction of the vehicle relative to the handheld unit.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is a Global Positioning System (GPS) transceiver.

4. A method for locating a vehicle, the method comprising:

transmitting an activation signal to a vehicle unit from a handheld unit, the vehicle unit disposed in the vehicle;

receiving a location signal from the vehicle unit at the handheld unit in response to the activation signal; and

displaying a direction of the vehicle relative to the handheld unit based on the location signal received at the handheld unit.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving the location signal comprises receiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) based signal.